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2013 National Letter of Intent Day (February, 6th)

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Yep, SEC Country, all right. The hospital can't spell "privileged."

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'13 FL RB Alex Collins

This guy does not have a thread so I thought I would put his story here. Please move if this is inappropriate. Sorry.

South Plantation (Fla.) High School star Alex Collins, one of the most sought-after running backs in the nation, had the moves to attract scholarship offers from the finest programs in the country.

But on national signing day, his mother showed some moves of her own.

After Collins announced his decision on television Monday to attend Arkansas, Andrea McDonald refused to go along with her son?s choice and bolted from his high-school ceremony yesterday morning without signing his letter of intent.

Her school of choice: the University of Miami.

?Alex had said he was going to the U, and then all of a sudden he changes his mind,? Collins? older brother Johnny, 20, told The Miami Herald. ?We found out he was going to Arkansas on TV.?

Collins has until April 1 to sign a letter of intent, no matter what college he attends. He is rated the nation?s No. 1 all-purpose running back by 247Sports.com.

Collins committed to Miami before backing off his oral pledge in November, and Arkansas entered the scenario in early December.

A source familiar with the family said Collins? mother went to his high school on Tuesday to angrily complain to administrators and coaches about the situation.
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South Plantation (Fla.) High School star Alex Collins, one of the most sought-after running backs in the nation, had the moves to attract scholarship offers from the finest programs in the country.

But on national signing day, his mother showed some moves of her own.

After Collins announced his decision on television Monday to attend Arkansas, Andrea McDonald refused to go along with her son?s choice and bolted from his high-school ceremony yesterday morning without signing his letter of intent.

Her school of choice: the University of Miami.

?Alex had said he was going to the U, and then all of a sudden he changes his mind,? Collins? older brother Johnny, 20, told The Miami Herald. ?We found out he was going to Arkansas on TV.?

Collins has until April 1 to sign a letter of intent, no matter what college he attends. He is rated the nation?s No. 1 all-purpose running back by 247Sports.com.

Collins committed to Miami before backing off his oral pledge in November, and Arkansas entered the scenario in early December.

A source familiar with the family said Collins? mother went to his high school on Tuesday to angrily complain to administrators and coaches about the situation.
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That's right, Dude. I got to thinking! Sounds like Mom had a vested interest in the decision. Forces the kid to go to Miami and then she gets to keep the baksheesh and noone's in a position to complain. Kid wants to go to Arky, and it screws up her plan, Dude. The clams...or bones...or samolians are sitting in the trunk of her car. Never been more certain of anything in my life.
 
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While Plantation (Fla.) running back Alex Collins was able to have his father sign his National Letter of Intent, allowing the five-star recruit to join Arkansas' 2013 recruiting class, his strange recruitment might have one more hurdle to overcome.

COLLINS: Signs with Arkansas (finally)

Shortly before Collins' announcement Thursday, a law firm announced that his mother, Andrea McDonald, had retained its services "to represent the family's interests" as she contemplated her son's athletic future.

McDonald's representation, The Cochran Firm, was founded by attorney Johnnie Cochran, who famously represented O.J. Simpson in his 1995 murder trial. Theoretically, the firm could attempt to invalidate the letter of intent Collins and his father submitted to Arkansas.
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http://www.usatoday.com/story/gameon/2013/02/07/alex-collins-arkansas-mother-hires-law-firm/1899585/
 
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McDonald's representation, The Cochran Firm, was founded by attorney Johnnie Cochran, who famously represented O.J. Simpson in his 1995 murder trial. Theoretically, the firm could attempt to invalidate the letter of intent Collins and his father submitted to Arkansas.
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Not sure how they'd go about trying. All the NCAA requires is that a parent or legal gaurdian signs the LOI (along with the recruit)...it doesn't specify that either has the authority to trump the other. And since the signing og the LOI is not a legal matter technically, The Cochran Firm is going to be shit outta luck...
 
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MililaniBuckeye said:
Not sure how they'd go about trying. All the NCAA requires is that a parent or legal gaurdian signs the LOI (along with the recruit)...it doesn't specify that either has the authority to trump the other. And since the signing og the LOI is not a legal matter technically, The Cochran Firm is going to be shit outta luck...
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that's what they said about OJ :wink:
 
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Only ways I could think of invalidating his LOI is perhaps undue influence or fraud (no way unconscionability applies), but how are you going to argue that when his mom ran away with the letter? I'd like to know what legal theory you could legitimately attack this on...
 
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MililaniBuckeye;2303150; said:
Not sure how they'd go about trying. All the NCAA requires is that a parent or legal gaurdian signs the LOI (along with the recruit)...it doesn't specify that either has the authority to trump the other. And since the signing og the LOI is not a legal matter technically, The Cochran Firm is going to be shit outta luck...
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And even if somehow his LOI gets voided, he can still attend Arkansas on scholarship. A signed LOI basically stops the recruiting process. If he chose to enroll without signing an LOI, he could do so. He could also continue to be recruited, but if his heart was truly set on Arky, he could tell other teams to stop calling.
 
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